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Originally Posted by ArmadilloPilot
So how many books can I carry on 1GB?
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The real question is: What is the total size of your entire current library? Considerably less than 1GB or more? If more and quickly growing, you will need to consider an ereader with microSD.
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Originally Posted by ArmadilloPilot
All my books are epubs. I learned a Kindle does not handle epubs. I don't want to be buying books from Amazon. So I guess that means I should rule out a Kindle, although they seem like nice devices.
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This particular limitation of Kindle is easily bypassed by installing Koreader or Coolreader on Kindle.
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Originally Posted by ArmadilloPilot
I keep coming back to a Kobo as a good choice. However, what about their screen resolution? Kobo's have 212 or 265 DPI, while the American options offer 300DPI. Is that really a problem? And..why hasn't Kobo stepped up to the 300DPI standard?
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As far as I know, all Kobo models that matter - Aura One, H2O and H2O 2nd Edition - have 300DPI. But they are also overpriced imho. Among the named ones, only H2O (first edition, increasingly difficult to obtain except maybe when bought used) has a microSD slot.
In my opinion and experience, if the DPI figure is below 200, it begins to be too bad. Anything above 200 is okay. 300 and above is even better of course, but not essential.
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Originally Posted by ArmadilloPilot
It also seems like Kobo is a little more expensive depending on which you compare. I haven't seen a big sale, discount, or promo code that would cause me to jump to a particular model. Also, we have to pay 6.5% tax plus $7 shipping. It makes me feel like Kobo really doesn't want to compete for my business by offering any deal.
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I myself am considering an Onyx Boox for my next purchase. They are Android eink devices from China, no shipping cost from banggood.com and most of them have a microSD slot. MicroSD is important for me, because my library with many pdf files is dozens of GB. And I also like physical page turn buttons on ereaders.